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CMU Libraries: Kimberly Chapman Exhibition

Rows of white porcelain heads displayed in a wood trunk- like box.
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Eighty-Six Reasons for Asylum Admission 

Feb. 28 - July 20, 2025

Join us in Park Library’s Baber Room Gallery for our new exhibition, 86 Reasons for Asylum Admission by Kimberly Chapman.

Through delicate porcelain sculpture and vintage tintype images, Kimberly Chapman sheds light on difficult topics including historical narratives of what women endured in mental asylums.

Artist Reception, walk-throughs, and gallery are free and open to the public when the main library is open.

Cover image: Kimberly Chapman, Female Phrenology Study Kit, porcelain, glaze, wood chest, 20” x 20” x 16”, 2024
Date: February 28 - July 20
Time: All Day
Location: Charles V. Park Library
250 E Preston
Mt Pleasant, MI
Sponsor: University Libraries
Contact: Denise Fanning fanni1dw@cmich.edu 989-774-1100